Hand bag



D. KARRON HAND BAG' April 2, 1935.

Filed Deo. 20, 1935 INVENTOR @Zr/wia Iliad. v.

Patented Apr. 2, 1935 IUNITEI)y S'TA'I'IS` PATENTSIOFFICE Y HAND vmiciy K, Y David Karton, Brooklyn, N. Y. n "Application December zonsaaseril No. y'103,196 s claims. (cino-29)* v This invention relates rto hand bags and has for its general object and purpose to provideV an improved frame structure forthebagpouch or body, of novel form and great durability, and

which imparts to the completed article a neat and attractive appearance.

It is a more particular object of my invention to provide a hand bag frame comprising the usual hingedly connected members, each of said frame members having a shallow continuous channel,y

to' receive the edge ofthe pouch material, with a -wideflange'at the inner side thereof and a relatively narrow flange at the outer side of said 1 channel This vouter sidelilange may be of less width than the transverse thickness of the frame member and is structurally continuous from end to end thereof, without the usual miter joints at the corners of the frame. Thus, fabrication of the frame members is simplified and the labor costs reduced. n

The edge oi the pouch material is preferably attached to a metal inlay strip, one Vedge of which is covered by said material vfor insertion into the frame channel, and it is a further objectof the invention in one embodiment thereof to provide simple and eifective means for preventing rela- With the above and other objects in view, thel invention consists in the improved hand bag and in the form, construction and relative arrangement of its several parts, as willhereafter be more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and subsequently incorporated in the subjoined claims. f

InV the drawing, wherein I have disclosed one simple and practical embodiment of my present improvements, and in which similar' reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,

Figure l is a side elevation, partly broken away, illustrating a hand bag provided with my new frame.

Fig. 2 is aplan view ofthe die-stamped metal blank from which a frame member is formed.

Fig. 3 is an outer side elevation of a completely formed frame member.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View, on an enlarged scale, taken on ythe line 4--4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view, taken on the line 5--5 of Fig. l.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary elevation showing a modification of one feature of the invention, and Fig. 7 is a horizontal sectional View taken on the line 'I-I of Fig. 6.

Yhorizontal intermediate section 6.

, Therefore, production Will'be Yspending in contour to the frame member.

vertical end sections vor legs 5, connected by the The corresponding sections' vofth'e two frame members,y at' their extremities-rare connected by the usual hinge '1.v Y

Referring nowto Figures 2'and 4 of the drawing, it will be seen that each frame member is V*formed from a sheet metal strip, and comprises spaced inner' and outer-flanges 8 and Siy respectively,` extending inwardly'in#substantially parallel relation fromthe transverse connecting wall I0 of the framev member The inner flanges 8 of the two frame members are relatively Vwide andv have face to facecontact with'each other when the bag is closed, 4while thefouter flanges -9 are 'comparativelynarrow.v These latter flanges are of a width not exceeding, and preferably less than the transversefthickness of theframe member, so V.that-'inV conjunction with' the flanges 8 and the wall III, they forni` the comparatively shallow, continuous inwardly opening channels II,'- in whichthe'edges of the pouch material are adapted to be secured, as will 'be'presently explained'.

The frameblank, as'seenin Figure 2, is provided at properly spacedpoints with the V-shaped recesses I2, the edges of kwhich are disposed substantially in right angular relation to each other. These Arecesses extend substantially across` the width yof the flange 8. At a point suitably spaced from each end of the blank, the part forming vthe ange 9 is transversely cut or'slit, as at I3, and each end of the blank is provided with a narrow extension I4 from which a hinge sleeve is formed.l

The blank is rst bent along the longitudinal lines indicated at A and B and then bent transversely at each'of the recesses I2. The edges of said recesses are thus brought into abuttingv contact without recessing or wrinkling of the metal. increased and labor costsreduced.

while the edges of the pouch l5 maybe secured in the channels I I in various ways, I pref-v erably employ for this purpose a metal inlay I6 in the form of' a continuous metal strip, corre- On the innerr edgev of this strip, 'at suitably spaced narrow, will easily bend yat the frame corners points, the bendable lugs I1 are formed. The Y bent and tightly clinched upon said material. The material is then folded over the opposite edge of said strip, and together with said edge of the strip, is inserted into the frame channel I I, the lugs I'I bearing against the ange 8. The pouch material is thus tightly conned between the outer edge of the inlay strip and the inner edge of the ilange 9, said edges securely gripping the material and preventing its disconnection from the inlay without bending or distortion of the flanges 8 and 9 from their normal positions.

The end portions I8 of the flange 9, produced by the slits I3, are now bent inwardly, as shown in Fig. 5, to depress or indent the pouch material beyond the ends of the inlay IB and into the plane thereof. Thus the inlay and attached edge of the pouch are positively locked within the channel of theframe member and the bag material is tightly compressed by the inlay ,againstv the ange 9 and top wall I0 of the frame member. This indentation or depression, being quite small and located adjacent to the hinge 1, will be inconspicuous. However, if desired, instead of thus bending or distorting the ends of the anges 9, the inlay I6 and the flanges 8 and 9 may be provided with apertures to receive a suitable fastening rivet, as indicated at I9, in Figs. 6 and '7 of the drawing. Y

From the above description, considered in connection with the accompanying drawing, the construction and several advantages of my present invention will be readily understood. By means thereof the required number of mechanical operations in the production of such bag frames is reduced to a minimum, while the narrow outer side flanges 9 framing the bag pouch, in contrast to the transverse dimension of the frame when closed, materially enhances the attractive appearance of the hand bag. Thev inner anges 8, having va WidthA at least twice as great as the outer flanges 9, afford an `extensive area of contact between the frame members when 'the bag is closed and tend to strongly resist bending or distortingstrains. l

Any desired Atype of latch means may be'provided for the purpose of Areleasably holding the frame members in closed position.

The particular construction of the metal inlay I S above described is merely suggestive, as various other structural forms thereof, subserving substantially the same purpose, might be employed. Likewise, the several other detail features of the present disclosure may be incorporated in alternative embodiments thereof, which are comprehended as fairly within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

1. In a hand bag, a pair of frame members, each having a continuous inwardly opening channel and an outer side flange structurally continuous from one end to the other of the frame member, and having a uniform width not exceeding the transverse dimension of the frame member, a pouch, an inlay member attached to a marginal edge Vof the pouch material and inserted therewith into the channel of the frame member said inlay being of less length than the channel, and opposite end portions of said outer side flange being inwardly bent to indent the pouch material beneath the ends of said inlay member.

2. In a hand bag, a frame member having a continuous inwardly opening channel, a pouch, an inlay member attached to a marginal edge of the pouch material and inserted therewith into the channel of the frame member, said inlay being of less length than the channel, and one side wall of the frame member, at its opposite ends and beyond the ends of the inlay, having portions thereof inwardly bent to partially close the channel and retain the inlay member therein.

3. In a hand bag, a frame member having a continuous inwardly opening channel, a pouch, an inlay member attached to a marginal edge of the pouch material and inserted therewith into the channel of the frame member, said inlay being of less length than the channel, and one side wall ofthe frame member, at its opposite ends, having portions thereof inwardly bent to indent the pouch material beneath the ends of said inlay member.

DA V ID KARRON. 

